‘Paseo’ Projected
From August 13 to the 31, at the Cultural House of the National Fund, the Toxic Videos festival will take place, where ‘Paseo’ will be shown as one of the selected videos.
Rufino Elizalde 2831
Tuesdays through Sundays, 7:00 p.m.
Projects, Cameras, Decisions
I like all kinds of cameras: their designs, functions, styles, shapes; but most of all, I like what they have to offer me as from the aesthetical point of view.
I find inspiration in whatever camera I can get my hands onto, and that’s how a new project is born every time.
I found the Lomo camera at the Malba's store. I chose the Supersampler because I've always been interested in the fragmentation, sequence and composition functions featured in this model. At that particular time, I was going through a phase where I needed to break free from my own structures and leave behind all imposed disciplines. So, the Lomo gave me the freedom I needed to get out there and play with whatever caught my eye. I emerged out of my little box and was then able to see life in colors and allow my eyes to wander around curiously.
So, that’s how this time I started off with the 'Shape'. The idea and full project came later on, after seeing some of the shots I’d taken with the camera. All of them, without my noticing – or at least not at a conscious level –, were of places I had visited during my childhood or adolescence. Everything: trips, country landscapes, routes, beaches… They were all places from my past, whose images had been trapped in my soul. I needed to resurface them, resignify and somehow honour them.
In order to capture and express my present, I took photographs of
I worked two years with this project, selected 40 photos and worn out 2 Lomo cameras. Also, I recorded a video, ‘Paseo.’
Currently, I’m back working with my Rollei camera (back into my little box again), while I patiently wait for another Lomo camera to come my way and tempt me with a new project.
The Lomos
My first contact with photography came as I traveled with my parents throughout the country. A mechanic Minolta – which my dad really loved – helped me take my first picture. My dad taught me to measure light, focus and then, take the photo. Of course, the theme of this initial series of pictures were always my parents!
After high school, in a real act of emancipation, I decided to take it a step forward and began studying photography and film.
By 2004, I was carrying around my Lomo camera with me wherever I went. This practically disposable camera brought about a wonderful thing into my life: color and fate, the first taking over my eyes and the second, my life.
I started traveling again and taking photos that were a lot less structured. This fresh look came together with a more assertive and peaceful way to face the world.
Since then, I've turned photography into a game. I play with everything I see. I walk around familiar old places that I'm able to interpret because I can remember them, I know them, I love them.
Today, I choose
I compiled all these images so that others can see them, interpret them from a new perspective.
I hope you enjoy the ride as much as I did.
